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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1999, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (314), and casualties fell from 444.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,393 collisions in Cannock Chase.

Collisions in 1999
332
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
434
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1999 were fatal and 6% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious206%
  • Slight30792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious245.5%
  • Slight40593%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 332, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025111157
2024114149
20236488
20225875
202177114
202082111
2019111151
201897150
2017138187
2016171225
2015207275
2014222320
2013208275
2012244318
2011214291
2010224299
2009242326
2008244299
2007295419
2006292374
2005285395
2004276369
2003319443
2002302395
2001307399
2000314417
1999332434
1998314444
1997378504
1996418568
1995344492
1994389536
1993332432
1992340469
1991356472
1990459684
1989391526
1988323430
1987283357
1986278373
1985290366
1984296366
1983402544
1982301392
1981311409
1980329455
1979309425

When and where crashes happen in Cannock Chase in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.7%)
  • February36 (11%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May23 (6.9%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July19 (5.7%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October33 (9.9%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (60%)
  • Wet or damp124 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (72%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (68%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (61%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Cannock Chase

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1999.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1999

The B4154 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1999: 34, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4154345201
2ndA460263403
3rdA34212610
4thA51172302
5thA4601151702
6thA5190152901
7thA5141701
8thB501391000
9thB50126601
10thA5133400
11thA61200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1999

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1999: 175.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1999

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1999: 160.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1999, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years